人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

篇1：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

Unit 1 文物

In Search of the Amber Room

寻找琥珀屋

Frederick William I, the king of Prussia,

普鲁士国王，威廉一世，

could never have imagined that this greatest gift to the Russia people would have such an amazing history.

绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。

This gift was the Amber Room,

这个礼物就是琥珀屋，

which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.

之所以叫这个名字，是因为造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀。

The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.

选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现出蜂蜜一样的黄褐色。

The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.

琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。

It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels,

它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品。

which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.

一批国家秀的艺术家大约花了十年的时间才把它完成。

In fact, the room was not made to be a gift.

事实上，这个琥珀屋最初并不是作为礼物而建造的。

It was designed for the palace of Frederick I.

它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿而设计的。

However, the next king of Prussia, Frederick William I,

然而，下一位普鲁士国王，腓特烈威廉一世，

to whom the amber belonged, decided not to keep it.

这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不要它了。

In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.

在，他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。

In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.

作为回赠，沙皇则送给他一队自己的士兵。

So the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg.

这样，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宫的一部分。

About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.

这间琥珀屋长约四米，被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客厅。

Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.

后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。

She told her artists to add more details to it.

她叫她的工匠在原来设计的基础上增添了更多精细的装饰。

In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.

，这间琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。

Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.

将近600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间，里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。

Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world,

可悲的是，尽管琥珀屋被认为是世界上一大奇迹之一，

it is now missing.

可是现在它却消失了。

In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.

9月，纳粹德国的军队逼近圣彼得堡。

This was a time when the two countries were at war.

这是在两国交战的时期。

Before the Nazi couldget to the summer palace,

在纳粹分子到达夏宫之前，

the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.

俄罗斯人只能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术饰品搬走。

However, some of the Nazi secretly stole the room itself.

可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子偷偷地运走了。

In less than two days, 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.

在不到两天的时间里，10万个部件装进了27个木箱。

There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg,

毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡——

which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.

当时德国在波罗的海边的一个城市。

After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.

从那以后，琥珀屋的去向便成了一个迷。

Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.

近来，俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建成了一个新的琥珀屋。

By studying old photos of the former Amber Room,

通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，

they have made the new one look like the old one.

他们建造的新的琥珀屋，样子和旧的看起来非常像。

In it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.

春，圣彼得堡人民就用它来庆祝该市建成300周年。

篇2：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

Unit 5 音乐

The band that wasn’t

并非乐队的乐队

Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician?

你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗？

Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert,

你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，

at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?

观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌吗？

Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan?

你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样的歌星？

To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.

说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。

But just how do people form a band?

那么，人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的呢？

Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.

许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢自己作曲，演奏自己的音乐。

They may start as a group of high-school students,

他们开始可能是一组中学生，

for whom practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame.

在某个人家里排练音乐是成名的第一步。

Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway

有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏，

so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

这样他们可以为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。

Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.

后来他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部里演出，这样他们可以得到现金。

Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!

当然，他们希望在录音棚里录音，然后卖掉上百万张碟，从而成为百万富翁。

However, there was one band that started in a different way.

然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。

It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.

这支乐队叫“门基乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。

The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music,

组成该乐队的音乐人在演奏音乐的同时还彼此打趣逗笑。

most of which was based loosely on the Beatles.

这些玩笑和音乐大多都在模仿“甲壳虫”乐队。

The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing.

电视制作人原计划想寻找四位会唱又会表演的乐手。

They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians,

他们在报纸上登了一则广告，想招摇滚乐手，

but they could only find one who was good enough.

但他们只招到一个满意的。

They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.

乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。

As some of these actors could not sing well enough,

因为这些演员中有的人唱得不是特别好，

they had to rely on other musicians to help them.

他们不得不依靠队里的其他人帮助。

So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.

所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱。

Anyhow their performances were humourous enough to be copied by other groups.

不管怎样，他们的表演非常幽默以至于其他的乐队也开始模仿。

They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them.

他们非常走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。

Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.

门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱由别的音乐家创作的歌曲。

However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work,

然而，经过大约一年以后，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来。

the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.

他们开始像一支真正的乐队一样演唱自己创作的歌曲。

Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.

然后他们录制自己的唱片，并且开始巡回表演他们自己的音乐。

In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.

在美国，他们甚至比“甲壳虫”乐队还要受欢迎，出售的录音专辑还要多。

The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.

门基乐队大约在左右解散，但是令人高兴的是，到代中期他们再次聚首。

They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.

他们推出了一张新的专辑，像真正的乐队一样以此来庆祝他们以往的时光。Freddy the frog

弗雷迪和他的乐队

Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain on a brief tour.

弗雷迪和他的乐队成名后不久，就到英国作短暂的巡回演出去了。

Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts.

歌迷们表现出了对他们的极度热爱，他们等了几个小时来购买演唱会的门票。

Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall.

弗雷迪现在步入演出厅会感到非常自信。

He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards!

他很享受演唱，也喜欢演出成功后的祝贺声。

His most exciting invitation was to perform on a TV programme called “Top of the Pops”.

最令他激动的是受邀参加“流行歌手”的电视节目中的那场表演。

He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.

他得去伦敦，穿着华贵的服装，对着电视摄像机演唱。

It felt very strange.

那种感觉真是不一般。

But as soon as the programme was over,the telephones which were in the same room started singing.

节目一结束，这房间里的电话铃声就开始响起来了。

Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.

大家都问他们什么时候才能再次看到弗雷迪和他的乐队。

They were truly stars.

他们真的成了歌星了！

Then things went wrong.

后来情况可就不妙了。

Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.

弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟踪。

Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them.

甚至他们带着太阳镜或留着胡子时，人们也会认出他们来。

Fans found them even when they went to the toilet.

即使他们上厕所，也会被歌迷发现。

They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries, but it was useless.

他们试图在图书馆的阅览室里躲起来。但这些都不管用。

Someone was always there!

总有人在那儿等着！

Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends.

一些不认识他们的人也在不断地讨论着他们的私生活，就像是他们的密友一样在谈论他们。

At last feeling very upset and sensitive,

终于由于非常苦恼，神经高度紧张，

Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them.

弗雷迪和他的乐队意识到他们必须在自己感到太痛苦之前离开这个国家。

So they left Britain, to which they were never to return, and went back to the lake.

因此，他们离开了英国，从此再也没有回去，又重新回到湖里去了。

篇3：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

Unit 3 计算机

Who Am I

我是谁？

Over time I have been changed quite a lot.

经过一段时间我已经被改变了许多。

I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.

我在法国诞生时是一台计算机器。

Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.

尽管当时我还年轻，但是我能简化一些复杂的数学题。

I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years

我发育缓慢，差不多到了2之后，

before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.

查尔斯·巴比奇才把我制成了一台分析机。

After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,

在操作员用穿卡孔为我设计程序后，

I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.

我能够进行逻辑“思考”，并且能够比任何人更快地算出答案。

At that time it was considered a technological revolution

那时这被当作是一次技术革命，

and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.

也是我“人工智能”的开始。

In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book

在，我真正的父亲艾伦·图灵写了一本书，

about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.

讲述了怎样使我成为一台“通用机器”来解决任何数学难题。

From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.

从那时起，我在体积和脑容量方面迅速成长。

By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room,

到20世纪代，我已经长得像一间屋子那么大。

and I wondered if I would grow any larger.

我不知道是否还会长得更大。

However, this reality also worried my designers.

但是，这个现实也使得我的设计者很担心。

As time went by, I was made smaller.

随着时间的推移，我被弄得越来越小。

First as a PC (personal computer) and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.

自20世纪代以来，我一直被用在办公室和家庭里，先是用作个人电脑，后来又做成便携式。

These changes only became possible as my memory improved.

这些变化只有随着我的存储能力的不断提高才成为可能。

First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips.

最初是被存储到电子管中，以后是晶体管上，后来是非常小的芯片上。

As a result I totally changed my shape.

因此，我已经完全改变了我的形状。

As I have grown older I have also grown smaller.

随着我年龄越来越大，我也变得越来越小。

Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant,

随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展得如此之快，就像一头大象一样。

I never forget anything I have been told!

我从来不会忘记告诉过我的任何事情。

And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!

我的存储容量变得如此巨大，连我自己都不能相信。

But I was always so lonely standing there by myself,

但是我总是孤孤单单地站在那里。

until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.

直到20世纪代初，人们才给了我一个用网络联成的家庭。

I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.

我能够通过万维网和其他人分享我的知识。

Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.

从20世纪代起，我又被开发出了许多新的功能。

I have become very important in communication, finance and trade.

我在通讯、金融和商业领域变得非常重要。

I have also been put in robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.

我还被放在机器人里面，被用来制作移动手机，并且用来帮助作医疗手术。

I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.

我还被放置在航空火箭里去探测月球和火星。

Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.

不管怎样，我的目标是给人类提供高质量的生活。

I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!

现在我充满了幸福感，因为我是人类忠实的朋友并时时给他们提供帮助。

篇4：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

An Interview

采访

Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about years ago,

帕萨尼亚斯是前的一位希腊作家，

has come on a magical journey on March 18th,

他作了一次3月18日的魔幻旅行，

to find out about the present-day Olympic Games.

来打听当代奥林匹克运动会的情况。

He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the Olympic Games.

现在他正在采访一位奥林匹克运动会的志愿者李燕。

P: My name is Pausanias.

帕：我叫帕萨尼亚斯。

I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and

我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”。

I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.

我曾经写过很久以前的奥林匹克运动会的情况。

I’ve come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games

现在我来到你们这个时代，想了解有关当代奥运会的情况，

because I know that in they were held in my hometown.

因为我知道的奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。

May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?

我可以问你几个有关现代奥林匹克运动会的问题吗？

L: Good heavens!

李：天哪！

Have you really come from so long ago?

你真的来自那么久远的年代？

But of course you can ask any questions you like.

当然，你可以问你想问的任何问题。

What would you like to know?

你想知道什么呢？

P: How often do you hold your Games?

帕：你们的奥运会多久举行一次？

L: Every four years.

李：每四年一次。

There are two main sets of Games- the Winter and the Summer Olympics,

运动会主要有两种：夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会。

and both are held every four years on a regular basis.

这两种奥运会都是每四年举行一次。

The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games.

冬季奥运会总是在夏季奥运会的前两年举行的。

Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.

只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。

They may come from anywhere in the world.

选手可以来自世界上的任何一个地方。

P: Winter Games?

帕：冬季奥运会？

How can the runners enjoy competing in winter?

冬天运动员怎么可能赛跑啊？

And what about the horses?

又怎么可能赛马呢？

L: Oh, no!

李：噢，不！

There are no running races or horse riding events.

冬奥会并不包括跑步和骑马比赛。

Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice.

但是却有像滑雪和滑冰这类需要冰雪的比赛项目。

That’s why they are called the Winter Olympics.

所以才叫它冬奥会。

It is in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races,together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.

跑步、游泳、划船和一些团队项目是在夏季奥运会上进行。

P: I see.

帕：我明白了。

Earlier you said that the athletes are invited from all over the world.

你刚才说邀请来的运动员来自世界各地。

Do you mean the Greek world?

你指的是希腊世界吗？

Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.

我们希腊各个城市之间曾经仅仅只是为了赢得荣誉而彼此竞争。

No other countries could join in, nor could salves or women!

别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加。

L: Nowadays any countries can take part if their athletes are good enough.

李：现在只要他们的运动员达到了参赛的标准，任何国家都能参赛。

There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard.

总共有250多个运动项目，每个项目都有自己的标准。

Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and…

妇女不仅允许参加，而且她们还在体操、竞技和团队等比赛项目中起着非常重要的作用……

P: Please wait a minute!

帕：请等一下！

All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!

有这么多项目，这么多国家，甚至妇女也参加！

Where are all the athletes housed?

所有这些参赛的人住在哪里呢？

L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in,

李：每届奥运会都建有奥运村供参赛的人居住。

a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.

一个主要的接待大楼，好几个供比赛用的体育场，还有一个室内体育馆。

P: That sounds very expensive.

帕：那听起来要花很多钱吧。

Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?

会有人想承办奥运会吗？

L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity.

李：事实上，每个国家都想抓住这个机会。

It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.

被选中的国家要承担巨大的责任但同时也享有极大的荣誉。

There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.

国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争就跟争夺奥运奖牌一样的激烈。

The Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.

的奥运会将在中国北京举行。

Did you know that?

你知道吗？

P: Oh yes! You must be very proud.

帕：是的，听说过，你们一定很自豪。

L: Certainly. And after that the Olympics will be held in London.

李：当然啦！那么之后的奥运会将在伦敦举行。

They have already started planning for it.

他们现在已开始筹划。

A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London.

在伦敦东部将建立新的奥运村和所有的运动场。

New medals will be designed of course and…

当然还会设计新的奖牌……

P: Did you say medals?

帕：你是说奖牌吗？

So even the olive wreath has been replaced!

就连橄榄枝花环也被取代了！

Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?

天哪！你们也为奖金而竞赛吗？

L: No, we don’t.

李：不，不是的。

It’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.

仍然是为了能够跑得更快，跳得更高，掷得更远。

That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”

你知道奥运会的口号就是“更快、更高、更强”。

P: Well, that’s good news. How interesting!

帕：这是个好消息。很有趣！

Thank you so much for your time.

占用了你的时间，非常感谢。

篇5：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where are the speakers?

A．At school.

B．At a fishing place.

C．At a restaurant.

2．Why does the woman look tired?

A．She is very sick.

B．She hasn’t got enough sleep.

C．She has been looking after a baby.

3．What does the woman need?

A．A housemate.

B．A house buyer.

C．A room cleaner.

4．What does the man plan to do tomorrow?

A．To buy cartoons for his kids.

B．To go to the park.

C．To watch cartoons.

5．Where was the woman at noon?

A．In the dining room.

B．In the library. www.xkb1.com

C．In the classroom.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Where did the car accident happen?

A．At the airport.

B．On the highway.

C．Near the hospital.

7．What caused the car accident?

A．The bad weather.

B．The man’s sleepiness.

C．A speeding car.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What class notes does the woman want to borrow?

A．History ones.

B．Biology ones.

C．English ones.

9．When will the woman get the class notes?

A．Next Friday.

B．Next Thursday.

C．Next Monday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Where does the woman’s mother work?

A．In Spain.　 B．In Germany.　　C．In France.

11．Who bought the ticket for the woman?

A．Her mother. B．Her grandfather. C．Her uncle.

12．Who will the man help the woman look after?

A．Her grandfather.

B．Kitty.

C．Max.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What does the woman think of being a model?

A．Attractive. B．Challenging. C．Tiring.

14．What is the hardest thing for the woman?

A．Putting on makeup.

B．Getting up early.

C．Getting the dresses ready.

15．What is the most important thing?

A．Standing in beautiful poses.

B．Standing still.

C．Changing clothes quickly.

16．What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

A．Interviewer and interviewee.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Boss and secretary.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What kind of film is ?

A．A science fiction film.

B．A horror film.

C．An action film.

18．What films does the speaker like best?

A．Science fiction films.

B．Comedy films.

C．Horror films.

19．What will the speaker do next?

A．Go to the cinema.

B．Watch a movie.

C．Discuss movies.

20．Where is the film The Ring made?

A．In America.　　B．In Japan.　　C．In Korea.

听力材料：

(Text 1)

M：It tastes horrible！Look at the fish！It’s not fresh!

W：Yes，but the service here is better than at school.

(Text 2)

M：You look so tired.Are you sick，Granny?

W：No.The neighbour’s baby was crying all night，and I couldn’t fall asleep.

(Text 3)

M：Hello，I’m calling to ask whether you’re still looking for someone to share your house.

W：Yeah，I am.There is an empty room.

(Text 4)

W：The weather report says there will be heavy rain tomorrow.

M：Really？But I’ve promised to take the kids to Disneyland.

W：That’s too bad.You can watch cartoons with them at home instead.

(Text 5)

M：Where were you at noon？I was waiting for you in the dining room.

W：Sorry to miss you.I was reading a novel in the library and didn’t notice the time.

M：You have a bad memory.

(Text 6)

W：So，Michael，how did the car accident happen?

M：Well，last night I went to pick my daughter and her friend up from the airport.It was raining.When I was driving home on the highway，a speeding car crashed into my car from behind.

W：Oh my god！Was anyone hurt?

M：I was safe，but the children were not so lucky.I’ve just returned from the hospital.

(Text 7)

W：Hello，Professor Green.This is Cathy，from your history class.I’m calling to ask whether I can borrow your class notes of last Friday.I didn’t attend the biology and history classes because I had a fever.

M：I heard that.How are you now?

W：Better，thanks.Will you have class next Monday，Professor?

M：Um...I’m afraid not.

W：Then next Thursday?

M：Yeah，I’ll go to school next Thursday.

W：Great！I’ll have classes in the morning that day.After that I will go to your office.

M：No problem.

(Text 8)

M：Judy，I hear you are going to Spain!

W：Yes，the company my mother works in gives her a tenday holiday.She want me to go see her there.

M：Wow！What places will you visit?

W：I’ve no idea.I might also go to some other countries，like Germany and France.

M：So have you got your passport and air ticket?

W：I’ve got my passport.My uncle went to the airport today to buy the ticket.

M：That’s good.

W：Dave，can you do me a favor?

M：What do you need?

W：You know my grandfather doesn’t like pets.Can you look after Kitty while I’m away?

M：Great！She gets along with my dog，Max.

(Text 9)

M：So Lisa，the second question，what’s it like to be a model?

W：Well，it’s hard to describe.Most people consider it an attractive job that will make a lot of money.

M：What else could it be?

W：Um...Sometimes I have to stand for a whole day and cannot even have a drink.

M：It must be very tiring.

W：Yes，you’re right.

M：Well，no job is perfect.So，can you describe a typical day of a model?

W：OK.If there is a show，I must get up early.That’s the most difficult for me.Then I have to do lots of preparation work like putting on，makeup and getting the dresses ready.

M：So what kind of training do you need?

W：Well，lots of things，like standing in beautiful poses，standing still.And the most important thing is to change clothes as quickly as you can.

M：Well，Lisa，thank you so much for answering our questions.I’ll send you our magazine as soon as it comes out.

W：Thank you!

(Text 10)

Hello，everybody.Today we are going to watch a movie.So first of all，I will introduce to you some types of movies.I know science fiction films.They are full of ima gination－people from distant planets，UFOs，unknown powers from other planets，and heroes to save the world.I like these films because they have exciting high technology and beautiful scenes in them，and I admire the people who stand out to save the world.I’ve watched the science fiction film several times.I like comedy films most.They have interesting plots and people laugh a lot when they are watching them.Whenever I watch the famous actor Zhou Xingchi’s films，I feel very relaxed.And there is another kind of movies that I seldom watch.These films are very popular among youth，especially those made in Japan and Korea，such as The Ring from Japan.The music and pictures in these films are terrible.They are really scary!

答案：1～5.CBABB　6～10.BCABA　11～15.CBCBC

16～20.AABBB

第二部分　英语知识运用(共两节， 满分45分)

第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的佳选项。

21．—Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?

—　　　　.I like basketball very much.

A．I’d love to　　　　　 B．Not really

C．I wouldn’t go D．Thank you all the same

解析：选A。本题考查交际用语。根据对话的语境，A正确，意思是“我也想去”。

22．Because of the recent bad weather，the work is several weeks behind　　　　.

A．situation B．speed

C．insurance D．schedule

解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意为：由于近天气不好，工作延误了几周。behind schedule晚点，落后于预计时间。

23．Put on your coat！I　　　　you down to the doctor.

A．take B．took

C．have taken D．am taking

解析：选D。考查时态。现在进行时有时也用来表示按计划或安排即将发生的动作。根据题意应选D项。

24．—How did your father　　　　smoking?

—The doctor told him to do so，and he took the advice.

A．give in B．bring in

C．giv up D．bring up

解析：选C。考查短语辨析。give up放弃，符合句意：医生叮嘱他戒烟，他接受了这一忠告。give in投降，让步；bring in引进；bring up养育，提出。

25．I haven’t seen Ann for　　　　long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like.

A．such B．very

C．so D．too

解析：选C。句意为“我那么久没见安了以至于我都忘了她长什么样”。such...that结构中such后接名词，so...that结构中so后接形容词或副词，而题干中的long为副词，故C正确。

26．(玉溪高一检测)If you stand by the windon，you will get a better　　　　of the sea.

A．scene B．scenery

C．sight D．view

解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意为：如果你站在窗边，会对大海一览无余。get a good view of sth.为固定短语，意为“对……一览无余”。scene意为“场面，场景”；scenery为“风景”的总称；sight常用复数形式表示“人文景观”；view指从某一角度看到的风景。所以选D。

27．I was about to tell him the secret　　　　someone patted me on the shoulder.

A．as B．until

C．while D．when

解析：选D。考查be about to do...when...结构。句意为：我就要告诉他这个秘密，这时有人拍了一下我的肩。be about to do...when...表示“就要做某事，这时……”，为一习惯搭配，故选D项。

28．Lily got up at 6 o’clock　　　　，but she realized it was Sunday as soon as she prepared her school bag.

A．as possible B．as usual

C．at present D．at last

解析：选B。as possible“尽可能地……”；as usual“照常，跟往常一样”；at present“现在”；at last“终”。根据句意“Lily跟往常一样6点起床，但是当她准备书包的时候她才意识到是星期天。”可知，应选B项。

29．—When was it that he　　　　to lend you some money?

—After he talked with his father，he told me that he could lend me money.

A．gave up B．made up his mind

C．took his mind D．changed his mind

解析：选D。由答语可知，他通过跟父亲谈话之后，才改变主意，答应借钱给“我”，故change one’s mind “某人改变主意”符合语境。give up“放弃”；make up one’s mind“下定决心”；无take one’s mind结构。

30．He is so kind a person that he takes a friendly attitude　　　　us.

A．of B．about

C．to D．on

解析：选C。take a friendly attitude to/toward sb.对某人采取友好的态度。

31．—Have you　　　　him to give up the job?

—Yes，I have.But he doesn’t listen to me.

A．persuaded B．suggested

C．agreed D．advised

解析：选D。由答语But he doesn’t listen to me推知，没有说服他放弃那份工作，故排除B项；suggest和agree后不能接不定式的复合结构。

32．They knew her very well.They had seen her　　　　up from childhood.

A．grow B．grew

C．growing D．to grow

解析：选A。句意为：他们对她非常了解。他们看着她从儿童时代长大。在see sb.do sth.句型中，省略to的动词不定式表示整个过程。

33．Lily’s fond of　　　　travelling and she always keeps　　　　travel journal of what she does each day during her trip.

A．the；the B．/；the

C．the；a D．/；a

解析：选D。Lilly很喜欢旅行，她总是写旅行日记来记录在旅行的每一天干了些什么。travelling此处是抽象性名词，前面不用冠词；keep a journal of写日记记录……。

34．—Why not join us in the game?

—I’d love to，but mother insists that I　　　　all my homework first.

A．finish B．will finish

C．must finish D．have finished

解析：选A。答语意为：我也想和你们玩游戏，但妈妈非要我先把作业做好。insist后跟that从句作宾语，从句谓语动词用“should＋动词原形”表示虚拟语气，should可省略。

35．Being a　　　　person，Aunt Li wouldn’t let anyone or any difficulty stop her.

A．stubborn B．reliable

C．determined D．concerned

解析：选C。根据语境“李阿姨绝不会让任何人或者任何困难难住她”可知，她是一个意志坚定的(determined)人。

第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的佳选项。

Back in ，I rented a room in Johor Bahru，Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme in Singapore.I travelled daily by 　36　 across the JohorSingapore Causeway for my 　37　，which were usually in the evening.It was quite　38　by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru，and I would still need to take another bus home.

One night，I 　39　the last bus and didn’t have enough money to take a taxi.With no other choice，I decided to 　40　the twokilometre journey home，which would have been fine　41　I were not so tired that day.It also didn’t 　42　that the route was pretty rough(凹凸不平的)and dark.But I walked forward with 　43　，with the promise of a night’s rest 　44　me on.After walking for a few minutes，a car　45　in front of me.The driver，who looked　46　，asked where I was headed.“Not many people walk through here，”he said，and　47　 me a ride.He really 　48　me up as he went out of his way to get me to my apartment.

What was more　49　，however，was the story behind it.During the ride，the driver told me that when he saw me walking，it made him think of his　50　 who used to walk to work by the　51　road and though he often saw his uncle on the way，he had　52　 offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction.　53　his uncle passed away because of an illness，and until today he still feels　54　for not being kinder to his uncle.So when he　55　 me walking that night，he just had to stop and help.

【解题#高一# #人教版高一英语必修一第三单元达标测试题#】　一个漆黑的夜晚，作者独自行走在崎岖不平的小路上。正走着，一辆车停了下来……

36．A.bus B．bike

C．car D．train

解析：选A。由下文的bus station，take another bus可知，作者每天乘公共汽车去上课。

37．A.job B．classes

C．tasks D．home

解析：选B。由上文的studying for my Masters programme可知，作者是去新加坡上课。

38．A.early B．late

C．cold D．hot

解析：选B。作者返回Johor Bahru车站的时候，天已经很晚了。下文的dark，night是提示。

39．A.caught B．took

C．missed D．left

解析：选C。由下文作者步行回家的事实可以判断，作者误了末班车。

40．A.drive B．enjoy

C．run D．walk

解析：选D。误了公交车，又没有足够的钱打车，作者只好步行回家。下文的walked是提示。

41．A.if B．though

C．because D．unless

解析：选A。如果不是那天“我”太累的话，步行回家也未尝不可。

42．A.suggest B．help

C．say D．mean

解析：选B。糟糕的是，路崎岖不平，且一片漆黑。help此处意为“改善状况，促进”。

43．A.pleasure B．hunger

C．fear D．difficulty

解析：选D。作者本身很累，加上天黑，路不好走，所以应该是“艰难地(with difficulty)”往前走。

44．A.pushing B．turning

C．holding D．putting

解析：选A。回家休息的想法支撑着“我”，促使“我”往前走。

45．A.pulled B．stopped

C．broke D．went

解析：选B。走了几分钟，一辆车停在“我”面前。

46．A.concerned B．disappointed

C．excited D．worried

解析：选A。司机问“我”要去哪里，看起来很关心的样子。concerned关心的，忧虑的。

47．A.had B．asked

C．offered D．got

解析：选C。offer sb.a ride让某人搭车。

48．A.cheered B．brought

C．gave D．picked

解析：选A。司机绕路把作者送回家，这使作者非常高兴。 cheer...up(使)感到振奋，(使)感到高兴。

49．A.worse B．interesting

C．upset D．meaningful

解析：选D。然而，更意味深长的是司机让“我”搭车背后的故事。

50．A.grandfather B．uncle

C．father D．mother

解析：选B。作者在夜里步行回家的情景使这位司机想起了他的叔叔。下文多次出现的uncle是提示。

51．A.busy B．new

C．main D．same

解析：选D。他叔叔以前常走这条路。

52．A.sometimes B．always

C．often D．never

解析：选D。虽然他经常在这条路上看到叔叔，但是他从来没有让叔叔搭过车。下文的not being kinder to his uncle是提示。

53．A.Sadly B．Exactly

C．Gradually D．Actually

解析：选A。叔叔去世是一件让人难过的事情。

54．A.puzzled B．lucky

C．guilty D．grateful

解析：选C。他为未能善待叔叔而自责。guilty感到内疚的。

55．A.knew B．saw

C．recognized D．followed

解析：选B。有了这种情结，当司机看到作者时，便义无反顾地停下来提供帮助。

第三部分　阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出佳选项。

A

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard(果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的).Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the w ind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie！”calls my grandfather.“Is that you？”I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，”he says，“I spent the morning in the attic(阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we ca n work it out.Want to try？”

“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.

“That’s true，”he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards hoe...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

【解题#高一# #人教版高一英语必修一第三单元达标测试题#】　Sophie在果园里看到枝头的苹果，想起了她的奶奶，想起了奶奶做的苹果派。她的爷爷找到了她奶奶制作苹果派的方法，他们祖孙俩一起学做苹果派。苹果派寄托了Sophie和爷爷对奶奶的深切怀念。

56．We learn from the passage that Sophie　　　　.

A．likes to watch clouds in the attic

B．comes to the orchard after school

C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D．picks many apples in the orchard

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第一段的I think of my grandmother’s apple pie及and I have not had her pie since和文末的making Grandma’s famous apple pie可知，Sophie很喜欢奶奶做的苹果派。

57．Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic　　　　.

A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie

B．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie

C．trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie

D．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie

解析：选A。细节理解题。第四段第二、三句话表明，Sophie的爷爷找到了奶奶做苹果派的烹饪方法，故答案为A。

58．The underlined part in the last paragraph shows　　　　.

A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie

B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies

C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

解析：选D。句意理解题。nothing is the same without Grandma的字面意思是：没有奶奶，什么都变得不一样了。这句话表明了Sophie的爷爷对奶奶的怀念。

59．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My grandfather’s orchard

B．My grandmother’s apple pie

C．A morning in the attic

D．The last days of summer

解析：选B。标题归纳题。本文的大意是：Sophie在果园里看到枝头的苹果，想起了她的奶奶，想起了奶奶做的苹果派。她的爷爷找到了她奶奶制作苹果派的方法，他们祖孙俩一起学做苹果派。苹果派寄托了Sophie和爷爷对奶奶的深切怀念。故选B。

B

Do you want a bit of an adventure？Would you like to discover all the corners of the UK，or travel abroad？Maybe you have never tried the motorhome(旅宿车) lifestyle before.Well，read this article and you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.

Nothing is better than a motorhome.It has so many uses that it is considered the most versatile vehicle(交通工具) and it is also very comfortable.If you are thinking about hiring a motorhome this summer，then the best advice is to book it early，especially if you are considering the school holidays.The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.

There are a lot of companies throughout the UK，and some of the big ones have motorhomes spread all over the country.At present，the largest network for motorhome hire is provided by Motorhome which is based in Cambridge.If you are in the UK，you may phone 0800 612 8719 for details of its motorhome hire information.Motorholme has a network of over 500 vehicles all over England，Scotland and Wales.

Most people wishing to hire a motorhome are families that are looking for an alternative(替代品) to a European package holiday，especially as flying now has become more expensive，and is considered to be environmentally unfriendly.There is no doubt that the idea of nofly holidays is going to become more popular as fewer people think it is safe to fly.This explains why more and more people are choosing to hire a motorhome for their holidays.

【解题#高一# #人教版高一英语必修一第三单元达标测试题#】　现在越来越多的人喜欢乘旅宿车旅游。旅宿车的功能多，让人舒服。

60．This passage is written to explain why it is a good idea to　　　　.

A．take an adventure

B．travel to England

C．try a new lifestyle

D．hire a motorhome

解析：选D。作者意图题。通读全文，可知作者主要是在讲乘坐旅宿车旅游的优点，即为什么乘坐旅宿车旅游是个不错的主意，故选D。

61．What does the underlined word“versatile” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Large and comfortable.

B．Fast and exciting.

C．Having a lot of uses.

D．Having a lot of fun.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据It has so many uses可知versatile意为“多种用途的”。

62．Why should you book a motorhome early if you want to book one for this summer?

A．Because booking early is much cheaper.

B．Because summer is usually a very busy season.

C．Because you can arrange your time better this way.

D．Because students usually book them to earn money.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.可知应选B。

63．The last paragraph tells us the advantages of hiring a motorhome by　　　　.

A．telling us a story

B．giving detailed data

C．comparing it with flying

D．showing the results of a study

解析：选C。文章结构题。末段主要是通过和乘坐飞机旅游做对比来突出乘坐旅宿车旅游的优点，故选C。

C

Everyone has probably seen a movie or two about robots going against man.As a kid it was interesting，but not a reality.But today，when we look at how far scientists have come，it’s not just a funny thought but a real possibility.

Honda has already created a robot with eyes，legs，arms and hands and it can act just like a person.There_is_no_end_to_what_a_robot_could_do_in_the_future.Just think what we can do in twenty to thirty years.We’re dealing with almost an entire new species of humanlike robots that could be cleverer than us.Can we continue to use these robots in a way that they serve us，or will they become so wise that they will want independence?

I am really not sure just how far scientists are going to perfect robots.But once this type of robot is made，they will be able to think，make decisions，sense the movement of others and decide what it wants to do.

A new invention has led to the introduction of a female robot，which was introduced at an entertainment show in Vegas.The robot called Roxy sells for bet

篇6：人教版高一英语必修二第二单元

Unit 4 保护野生动植物

How Daisy learned to help wildlife

戴茜是如何学会保护野生动物的

Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.

戴茜一直以来都渴望帮助那些濒临灭绝的野生动物。

One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.

一天她醒来，发现床边有一块飞毯。

“Where do you want to go?” it asked.

飞毯问：“你想去哪儿？”

Daisy responded immediately. “I’d like to see some endangered wildlife.”

戴茜立刻回答道：“我想去看看濒临灭绝的野生动物。”

she said. “Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.”

她说：“请带我到遥远的地方，在那里我可以发现为制作这件毛衣而提供毛绒的那种动物。”

At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.

飞毯立刻起飞了，带她到了中国的西藏。

There Daisy saw an antelope looking sad.

在那里，戴茜看到一只藏羚羊面带忧郁的神色。

It said, “We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.

它说：“为了取得我们肚皮底下的羊毛，我们正在被屠杀。

Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.

我们的毛被用来为像你一样的人们制作毛衣。

As a result, we are now an endangered species.”

因此，我们现在濒临灭绝了。”

At that Daisy cried, “I’m sorry I didn’t know that.

听了这话，戴茜哭了：“我很抱歉，我过去不知道还有这回事儿。

I wonder what is being done to help you.

我不知道为了帮助你们正在采取什么措施。

Flying carpet, please show me a place where there’s some wildlife protection.”

飞毯啊，请把我带到一个有野生动植物保护的地方去，好吗？”

The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.

飞毯飞行得如此之快，以至于一转眼他们就来到了津巴布韦。

Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant.

戴茜转过身去，看到一头大象正在望着她。

“Have you come to take my photo?”it asked.

大象问道：“你是来给我拍照的吗？”

In relief Daisy burst into laughter.

戴茜如释重负，突然笑了起来。

“Don’t laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species.

“不要笑了，”大象说道，“我们过去是濒危动物。

Farmers hunted us without mercy.

农民们总是惨无人道地捕杀我们。

They said we destroyed their farms,

他们说，我们破坏了他们的农田。

and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.

而旅游者的钱过去都流进了大型旅游公司。

So the government decided to help.

于是政府决定出面提供帮助。

They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.

如果游客付给农民钱的话，他们允许游客来猎取一定数量的猎物。

Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.

如今农民高兴了，我们的数量也在增加。

So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”

因此为了拯救当地的野生动植物，他们也在做一些好事。”

Daisy smiled. “That’s good news.

戴茜笑道：“这可是个好消息。

It shows the importance of wildlife protection,

这体现了野生动植物保护的重要性。

but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.”

不过，我还是想按照世界自然基金会（WWF）的建议来帮助你们。”

The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.

飞毯再次升起，几乎一转眼他们就到了茂密的热带雨林。

A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.

一只猴子一边擦着身体一边望着他们。

“What are you doing?”asked Daisy.

戴茜问它：“你在干什么呢？”

“I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,” it replied.

它回答说：“我这样做可以防止蚊虫叮咬。

“When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.

当我发现一种千足虫，便把它擦在身上。

It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.

它含有一种较强的药物可以防止蚊虫叮咬。

You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.

你们应该多加关注我生活的热带雨林，并且懂得热带雨林的动物是如何在一起生活的。

No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”

没有雨林，就没有动物，也就没有药物了。”

Daisy was amazed.

戴茜很惊讶。

“Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.

“飞毯，请带我回家去，我可以告诉世界自然基金会，我们可以开始生产这种新药。

Monkey, please come and help.” The monkey agreed.

猴子，请跟我回去帮忙吧。”猴子同意了。

The carpet flew home.

飞毯飞回了家。

As they landed, things began to disappear.

当他们着地时，一切就开始消失了。

Two minutes later everything had gone—the monkey, too.

两分钟后，什么都没了——猴子也没了。

So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.

这样戴茜就不能制造新药了。

But what an experience! She had learned so much!

但是，这是一次多么奇妙的经历呀！她学了那么多东西！

And there was always WWF…

而且，还有世界自然基金会呢……

Animal extinction

动物灭绝

Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth.

自地球有史以来的这段漫长时期，许多动物都消失了。

The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs.

这些动物中最有名的是恐龙。

They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago,

千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，

long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.

比人类的出现要早得多，当时他们的前景好像也很安全。

There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of then used to live in China.

当时有许多不同种类的恐龙，其中有很多种类曾经生活在中国。

The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan Province.

在河南省南阳西峡县发现了25个种类的恐龙蛋。

Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaurs was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province.

不久前，在辽宁省的朝阳县新发现了一种罕见的、形状像鸟一样的恐龙。

When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.

科学家们观察它们的骨头时，惊奇地发现它们不仅跟其他恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。

They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.

科学家们是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式得知的这些。

Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65million years ago.

恐龙大约在6500万年前就灭绝了。

Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident

有些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一件意外事故之后，

when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.

当时宇宙间一块巨石击中地球因而在空气中扬起太多的灰尘。

Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.

另外一些科学家则认为，地球变得太热，因此恐龙无法在地球上生活了。

Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.

没有人确切地知道恐龙是由于什么原因，又是怎样在这么短的时间里从地球上消失的。

We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently.

我们知道，近来许多其他的野生动植物、昆虫和鸟类也灭绝了。

According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.

根据联合国的一份报道，在过去5里，有844种动植物消失。

The dodo is one of them.

渡渡鸟就是其中的一种。

It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.

它生活在毛里求斯岛上，是一种非常友好的动物。

Please listen to a short story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth.

请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。